Dracula himself plays no part in the story of season 3, and he doesn’t even make a cameo until the final two episodes. We see him first in episode 9, hugging his beloved wife Lisa in Hell, and then again in the finale, reaching a hand towards the portal created by the cult in Lindenfeld. The Dark Lord doesn’t speak a single line in season 3.
But what does his reappearance mean for the show? Well, for one thing, bringing Dracula back from the dead is the oldest trick in Castlevania‘s book. Even if he’s slain by a Belmont in one game, he usually returns as the final boss in the next. And when he’s not in the game, there’s usually someone trying to resurrect him. Or, if we’re talking Lords of Shadow, the story stars the man who will one day become the Dark Lord.
So it’s really not all that surprising that the show would try to bring Dracula back from the dead so soon after his demise, and the fact that the cult fails to do so doesn’t mean that he won’t be back in a later season.
For now, he’s still stuck in Hell, which, yes, it means that Dracula is still dead. With Lisa once again in his arms, perhaps he even prefers it that way? Don’t be surprised if we actually get to see Dracula’s time in Hell from his own perspective in season 4.
What is the Infinite Corridor and where did Saint Germain go?
The mystery surrounding the Infinite Corridor is one of the best parts of season 3, as it not only introduces a bit of cosmic horror to the series but also the concept that a person can use this alternate realm to access other planes of reality and even travel to other points in time. The Infinite Corridor was actually taken straight from the games and was first introduced in 2005’s Curse of Darkness, which coincidentally stars Hector and Trevor Belmont.